Beyond Work

The interests and contributions behind the professional profile.

A professional but human record of interests, achievements and contribution outside normal employment, including Nintendo, photography, DJing, travel and community involvement.

Nintendo And Games Culture

Early gaming achievements and published writing helped form Benjamin's ability to explain technical and interactive systems to a public audience.

Super Nintendo Championship, Australia

1993

National gaming achievement from Benjamin's teenage years, included as an early marker of focus, competitive instinct and deep technology enthusiasm.

Exact event name, organiser and placement details should be confirmed before publication.

Source notes

User-supplied, confirm source details before final publication.

Nintendo Magazine System freelance writing

1993 to 1997

Freelance writing for a gaming audience, building early public communication skills around technology, play, systems and practical explanation.

Connected gaming knowledge with published guides, reviews and audience-focused writing.

Source notes

Benjamin_Smith_Executive_Website_Content_Pack.docx.
Youth-award and publication source details still to be confirmed before final publication.

Photography

Photography is included as a personal creative discipline and a future place for selected public images or galleries.

Personal photography practice

A creative interest to be expanded with selected themes, locations, images and any notable outcomes Benjamin wants to publish.

V1 should avoid publishing private family imagery or location-sensitive material unless explicitly approved.

Source notes

User-supplied interest area; details to be confirmed before final publication.

DJing And Live Music Formats

Benjamin's DJing and hosting work connects music, hospitality, participation and community-building.

Bar Choir, Discovery Nightclub

2016 to 2022

Created, DJed and hosted a participatory Bar Choir format at Discovery Nightclub, later taking the format across the Northern Territory.

Ran as a recurring Tuesday and Saturday venue format by user-supplied account.
Commercial uplift and format-origin details should remain source-noted until independently confirmed.

Source notes

Public event listings support Bar Choir as a Darwin/Discovery/Lost Arc format.
User-supplied creator, DJ, host and commercial impact details; confirm before final publication.

Travel Across Australia

Travel across Australia gives context to Benjamin's national perspective, regional awareness and practical appreciation of distance, logistics and community differences.

Australian travel and regional perspective

Personal travel across Australia to be developed into a more specific record of places, routes, experiences and what they contributed to Benjamin's worldview.

Future entries can include selected road trips, regional travel, photography, Northern Territory travel and cross-state experience.

Source notes

User-supplied interest area; specific locations and dates to be confirmed before final publication.

Community Volunteering And Contribution

This section brings together personal contribution that sits outside normal employment but still shows leadership, initiative and community commitment.

Craigmore High School Student Representative Council President

1994 to 1997

Student leadership role involving school safety, engagement, communication, health advocacy and representation beyond the school.

Initiatives included tree planting and land-use advocacy, lunchtime programs to combat truancy, a weekly student-led newsletter, health advocacy and relationship-building visits with other northern-suburbs schools.

Source notes

User-supplied, confirm before final publication.

Northern Territory Digital Excellence Awards

Founded and established the Northern Territory Digital Excellence Awards, which continue as a digital community recognition platform.

Included here as community contribution rather than employment history.

Source notes

User-supplied founder statement; public/source details to be confirmed before final publication.